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The difference between First Class and Bulk rate mailing
First-Class Mail is your best choice for time-sensitive mail. It is generally delivered in 3-5 days nationally and 1-3 days in California and the Southwest. U.S. Bulk rate, also known as Standard Mail, offers lower postage rates but with a longer delivery time. You can expect delivery in 10-14 days nationally and 4-6 days in California and the Southwest U.S. Also, First Class delivery is consistent throughout the year while Bulk rate can take considerably longer at peak mailing periods such as the holidays.


 Other benefits to using First Class mail
First Class offers a lower Postcard rate that applies to our Standard size card. Our Deluxe and Sumo size(SM) cards mail at the regular First Class letter rate. One other benefit is that First Class automatically includes the forwarding or return of mail if the recipient has moved. Bulk mail is not forwarded unless you use an Ancillary Service Endorsement and pay additional fees for those forwarded and returned pieces.

Standard size postcards at Bulk rate prices
It is rarely cost-effective to do so and may actually cost more than mailing this size card at the First Class postcard rate. Bulk rate only offers discounts from the higher letter rate and does not offer lower postage for Postcard size pieces.

Lower postage rates for Non Profit organizations
Non Profit groups can apply to the U.S. Postal Service for approval to mail at special Non Profit postage rates. This class of mail is a lower priced Bulk Mail rate with the same delivery timeframes. Modern Postcard will mail your cards at this lower postage rate only after you have sent us the proper documentation. This includes a completed Postal Service Form 3623 plus a request for additional entry on company letterhead signed by a responsible organization official. We will then forward these documents to our local Post Office for their approval.

Actual Postage rates
For postcard mailings, postage is based upon the geographic concentration & quantity of actual postcards mailed.

Example: 15,000 postcards mailed to a concentrated area in your own city will pay a much lower rate than 550 postcards mailed to a list of widely scattered rural areas.

One of the major factors in receiving discounted postage rates comes from preparing your postcards for mailing. For instance, sorting the postcards by Zip Code and delivering the cards to a specific postal facility reduces the amount of work necessary from the Post Office. The Postal Service's costs are lowered, and so are your rates.

Different Classes of Mail also help to determine your postage rates.
These rates are:

First Class
First-Class Mail is your best choice for time-sensitive mail. It is generally delivered in 3-5 days nationally and 1-3 days in California and the Southwest. Additionally, First Class delivery is consistent throughout the year while Bulk rate can take considerably longer at peak mailing periods such as the holidays.

First Class Postage rates from our postcard mailings average between .20 - .24 each for Standard Size postcards and .31 - .34 for Deluxe and Sumo Size(SM) postcards.

Bulk
U.S. Bulk rate, also known as Standard Mail, offers lower postage rates but with a longer delivery time. You can expect delivery in 10-14 days nationally and 4-6 days in California and the Southwest U.S. Bulk rate only offers discounts from the higher letter rate and does not offer lower postage for Postcard size pieces.

Standard (Bulk) rates from our postcard mailings average between .21 - .24 each for Deluxe and Sumo Size(SM) postcards.

Non Profit
Non Profit groups can apply to the U.S. Postal Service for approval to mail at special Non Profit postage rates. This class of mail is a lower priced Bulk Mail rate with the same delivery timeframes. Once this approval has been received, Modern Postcard can mail for your organization at this postage rate once you have sent us the proper documentation. This includes a completed Postal Service Form 3623 plus a request for additional entry on company letterhead signed by a responsible organization official. We will forward these documents to our local Post Office for their approval.

Non Profit rates from our postcard mailings average between .13 - .16 each for Deluxe and Sumo Size(SM) postcards.

 
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